State Rep. Naomi Gonzalez, D-El Paso, says she is against a bill that would relax curriculum and testing for Texas high school students because she thinks students would be ill-served by the lower standards.

Gonzalez was one of only two representatives to vote against House Bill 5 when it won final passage Wednesday as 147 members voted for it.

The bill replaces current curriculum requirements -- four years of math, science, English and social studies -- with several different ways for students to earn diplomas. It would also reduce the number of required tests high school students take from 15 to five.

Supporters of the bill say it is an attempt to recognize that not every high school student is headed to a four-year college. But just before she cast her vote, Gonzalez said she feared that it would reduce the options her constituents will have when they get their diplomas.

"At the end of the day, I felt this this was putting students in an either-or position," Gonzalez said. "We want to prepare students in Texas to have a well-rounded education."

State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, also voted against the education bill after unsuccessfully offering an amendment that would have steered more Texas students toward college.

Gonzalez said she also was disappointed that HB5 cuts high school testing, but does nothing about the high-stakes tests elementary and middle-school students face.